Clarification

Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., voted July 31 for a bill that keeps the Highway Trust Fund solvent until May 2015. He voted July 29 against an amendment, as reported in the Erie Times-News’ “Washington Roll Call” feature Aug. 3, that would have kept the fund solvent only until December.

WASHINGTON -- Area members of Congress voted on immigration measures and veterans' health care, among other issues, in the week of July 28-Aug. 1. Congress is in recess until the week of Sept. 8.

HOUSE VOTES

LAWSUIT AGAINST OBAMA: On a nearly party-line vote of 225-201, the House on Wednesday backed a GOP plan to sue President Barack Obama on grounds he exceeded his constitutional authority by acting on his own to delay an Affordable Care Act requirement. A yes vote authorizes filing of a civil suit in federal court.

U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly, R-3rd Dist.: Yes

U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-5th Dist.: Yes

BORDER CRISIS: The House on Friday passed, 223-189, a bill to appropriate $694 million for dealing with a surge of child immigrants from Central America. The bill funds temporary care for the refugees along with measures to speed deportation. A yes vote sent HR 5230 to the Senate.

Kelly: Yes

Thompson: Yes

'DREAMERS' PROGRAM: The House on Friday voted, 216-192, to phase out an Obama administration program that allows individuals brought illegally to the U.S. as children to qualify for work permits and temporary protection from deportation. A yes vote sent HR 5272 to the Senate, where it is likely to die.

Kelly: Yes

Thompson: Yes

VETERANS' HEALTH CARE: The House on Wednesday adopted, 420-5, the conference report on a bill (HR 3230) appropriating $17 billion to help the VA improve its medical services. A yes vote was to send the conference report to the Senate.

Kelly: Yes

Thompson: Yes

SENATE VOTES

BORDER CRISIS: The Senate on Thursday failed, 50-44, to reach 60 votes needed to overcome GOP objections and advance a bill providing $2.7 billion in deficit spending to help deal with a surge of child immigrants. A yes vote was to advance the bill.

U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa.: Yes

U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa.: No

VETERANS' HEALTH CARE: The Senate on Thursday voted, 91-3, to send President Barack Obama a bill (HR 3230, above) to improve the delivery of medical care to veterans. A yes vote backed the bill.

Casey: Yes

Toomey: Yes

HIGHWAYS: The Senate on Tuesday voted, 79-18, to add $8.1 billion to the Highway Trust Fund to help finance road, bridge and transit projects through Dec. 19. A yes vote gave Congress a deadline to enact a permanent funding stream for transportation work.